underlig

Danish

Etymology

From under (“wonder”) +‎ -lig, compare Old Norse undarligr (“strange”), Middle Low German wunderlik, German wunderlich.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈɔnʌli]

Adjective

underlig (neuter underligt, plural and definite singular attributive underlige)

1. strange

Inflection

Inflection of underlig

	positive	comparative	superlative
indefinite common singular	underlig	underligere	underligst2
indefinite neuter singular	underligt	underligere	underligst2
plural	underlige	underligere	underligst2
definite attributive1	underlige	underligere	underligste

¹ When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
² The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Swedish

Etymology

under +‎ -lig, from Old Norse undarligr, Middle Low German wunderlik.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

underlig (comparative underligare, superlative underligast)

1. strange (not normal)

Declension

Inflection of underlig

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	underlig	underligare	underligast
neuter singular	underligt	underligare	underligast
plural	underliga	underligare	underligast
masculine plural2	underlige	underligare	underligast
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	underlige	underligare	underligaste
all	underliga	underligare	underligaste

¹ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
² Dated or archaic.
³ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.